The Van Nostrand Tiara
1913 film
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The Van Nostrand Tiara is a 1913 American silent film featuring Harry Carey. It is the second such film to feature the thief character A. J. Raffles, following 1905's Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman.[1]
Directed byAnthony O'Sullivan
Written byClarence A. Frambers
StarringReggie Morris
Release date
- October 20, 1913
| The Van Nostrand Tiara | |
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| Directed by | Anthony O'Sullivan |
| Written by | Clarence A. Frambers |
| Starring | Reggie Morris |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Plot
A. J. Raffles, described by publicity of the day as "a society crook," wants to steal Mrs. Van Nostrand's tiara, so he persuades a female accomplice to pretend to be her maid.[2] He disguises himself as a woman and visits the "maid." Then he substitutes the tiara's diamonds with fake stones. A detective learns of the fraud and arrests the perpetrators. Then the detective discovers the diamonds hiding in the heel of the imposter maid's boot.
Cast
- Reggie Morris as A. J. Raffles
- Claire McDowell as Kate
- Harry Carey as Society Detective
- Hattie Delaro
